The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) bestows annually an international award of merit to recognize the contribution of individuals to the development of Canadian Studies in Canada and abroad. In most instances, the awards recognize institutional and organizational work. The ICCS Certificates of Merit were established in 1988 and the first certificates awarded in 1989. The award …
The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) invites applications for the position of ICCS President. The position of President (elect) will be filled as of 01 July 2026, once an election has been conducted at the Annual General Meeting, to be held on 25 June 2026. The successful candidate will serve a term of office …
ICCS was pleased to co-present the second event in its lecture series celebrating the research of its award recipients. On 15 January, Geneviève Susemihl (Kiel University) spoke on her book, Claiming Back Their Heritage: Indigenous Empowerment and Community Development through World Heritage. Susemihl is a 2025 recipient of a Pierre Savard Award. The event was …
Between July and October 2025, historian Sabrina Schettino conducted research in British Columbia for her dissertation on Fur Seals, Nuu-chah-nulth and Pelagic Sealing in British Columbia between the 1860s to the 1910s. John S. Lutz, from the University of Victoria’s Department of History, hosted Schettino, a doctoral student at the University of Eastern Piedmont. She …
From 16 to 18 June 2026, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies will host an online Summer Institute for undergraduate and graduate students focused on the configurations and impacts of socio-legal systems in Canada. The program will feature expert talks and hands-on workshops. Hannah Arendt, Sherene Razack and others have shown that a lot can be learned about a …
Professor Nobuhiro Kishigami, the former president of the Japanese Association for Canadian Studies, received an academic award from the Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology as the Anthropologist with the most prominent accomplishment in Japan in 2025. Emeritus of the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Professor Kishigami has published books and articles focusing on Inuit Studies …
Organised jointly by three of the most prestigious Hungarian universities—Eötvös Loránd University, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary and Pázmány Péter Catholic University—the conference Symbols and Identities in Canada, held in Budapest on 27–28 November 2025, brought together academics, researchers and students for two days of thought-provoking discussions and a lively exchange …
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The Study of Canada: Minority Perspectives Across Borders 1 and 2 October 2026 University of St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Canada The field of Canadian studies is often considered an English-language project whose primary function is to raise awareness in English-Canadian society about the fundamental issues that define Canada, its history and its present. However, the study …
Graduate Student Scholarships—For emerging international (and Canadian) scholars at the graduate and PhD level to visit a Canadian (or international) university or academic institution to conduct research for their thesis or dissertation in the field of Canadian Studies.Value: C$4,000For more informationDeadline: 24 November 2025 Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellowships—Open to international (and Canadian scholars) who …
On September 17–19, the University of Silesia in Katowice hosted the tenth Congress of the Polish Association for Canadian Studies. An international community of Canadianists met to exchange ideas, engage in debates, and share their exciting and diverse research in the field of Canadian studies. The overarching theme of this year’s congress—“Healing, Well-being and Care: Canadian perspectives”—invited scholarly reflections on …
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The Japanese Association for Canadian Studies (JACS) annual conference of this year was held on 20–21 September 2025. The first day was held at Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) and the second day was held, courtesy of the Canadian Government, at the Canada Pavilion on the 2025 Osaka Expo site. Chaired by Kenichiro HIROSE, the program …
Central European Association for Canadian Studies member, 2025 recipient of a Graduate Student Scholarship “Canada left me with a lasting sense of openness: in its breathtaking landscapes, inclusive culture, and the spacious way life is lived, so unlike the denser feel of Europe, and deeply inspiring to how I observe, think and write.” Pavlína Studená, …
Congratulations to Raymond Blake (University of Regina, Canadian Studies Network) on his receipt of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing from the Writers Trust of Canada for his recent book, Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity. Read the story at this link.
Between 13–15 August 2025, members of the Nordic Association for Canadian Studies (NACS) and many international scholars gathered in Aarhus, Denmark, for NACS-XIV, the 14th Triennial NACS Conference in Canadian Studies organized in collaboration with the Canadian Studies Centre at Aarhus University. NACS operates across the five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—to support …
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Celebrating our Awardees | Clara Aubonnet, French Association for Canadian Studies, 2024 recipient of a Graduate Student Scholarship From mid-September 2024 to mid-December 2024, Clara Aubonnet travelled to southern British Columbia to conduct research for her thesis on cross-border wildfires. A doctoral student in geography and geopolitics at Université Paris 8, Clara was able to …
In its second year, the team behind the (Re)Searching for Canadian Studies (CanSearch) project is ready to share the project’s findings. “The research collaboration between the ICCS and the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University has led to some interesting findings on the current state of international Canadian Studies, helping us also identify …
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Between 18–20 June 2025, members of the French Association for Canadian Studies (AFEC) gathered for the 48th conference of our scholarly society in Canadian studies. We were warmly welcomed by members of the Centre d’Etudes sur le Canada at the Université Grenoble Alpes and by a dynamic team of AFEC doctoral students who supervised the …
Interested in what is currently studied in Canada? Want to know more about key topics and under-explored realities? Join us for a monthly webinar, starting in October 2025 and running until April 2026. Topics Include: Click here to register for the series. For any questions and concerns, reach out to [email protected]. This series is made …
Distinguished speakers who participated in the ICCS Seminar Series in Canadian Studies, 2024–25 provided a snapshot of their research and its connection to the study of Canada. Learn more about these researchers:
Between 13–15 August 2025, members of the Nordic Association for Canadian Studies (NACS) and many international scholars gathered in Aarhus, Denmark, for NACS-XIV, the 14th Triennial NACS Conference in Canadian Studies organized in collaboration with the Canadian Studies Centre at Aarhus University. NACS operates across the five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—to support …
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The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) organized, in cooperation with the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, an online interactive seminar series in Canadian studies this academic year. The objective was to enhance knowledge about Canada among emerging scholars and to provide them with an opportunity to engage in dialogue with international leaders in Canadian …
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“Canada impressed me as a vibrant, inclusive, and beautiful country that embraces diversity and actively supports young writers,” said Zhitong Chen, a 2024 recipient of a ICCS Graduate Student Scholarship. Zhitong is an English Language and Culture graduate student in the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Sichuan University. For her doctoral project, “The Economy …
The ICCS is pleased to announce its 2025 Certificate of Merit recipients : The ICCS congratulates the awardees and thanks them for their outstanding contribution to the study of Canada. We look forward to awarding the certificates at the Awards Ceremony on June 26.
The 50th anniversary conference of the British Association for Canadian Studies (BACS) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland from 24 to 26 April 2025. The Canadian Studies Centre at Edinburgh University, which was also celebrating its 50th year, hosted the event. The conference was attended by some 150 Canadianists from almost 20 countries across the globe …
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Call for manuscripts– International Journal of Canadian Studies, Special issue no. 64 (May 2026) on expansion and internationalization of comics produced in Canada Next to its general call for manuscripts, the International Journal of Canadian Studies is seeking original submissions for its no. 64 special issue to be published in May 2026, as we invited …
With special thanks to Dr James Kennedy and the Centre for Canadian Studies at Edinburgh University, the BACS Council is delighted to confirm the details of the 50th Anniversary Conference being held in Edinburgh from 24 to 26 April 2025. BACS 2025 explores the challenges and the opportunities facing Canada at the beginning of the 21st …
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the modest beginning of Canadian Studies in Czechoslovakia/the Czech Republic in the fall semester of 1985, when a semester-long course on Canadian literature was introduced at the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University in Brno. Immediately following the Velvet Revolution in 1989 a Canadian Studies …
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The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the International Council of Canadian Studies will be held on Thursday, 26 June 2025 at York University, Toronto, Canada. This year’s Robarts Keynote will given by Lianne Leddy. Professor Leddy is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Histories and Historical Practice in Canada and Associate Professor at …
A selection of photographs from our 2024 Annual General Meeting, Keynote Lecture and Awards Ceremony! All photographs by A. Felipe
The International Council for Canadian Studies is organizing, in cooperation with York University Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, an online interactive seminar series in Canadian studies this academic year. Our objective is to enhance knowledge about Canada among emerging scholars and to provide them with an opportunity to engage in dialogue with international leaders in …
Special issue #63 – May 2025 | “In the margins of Canada” Next to its general call for manuscripts, the International Journal of Canadian Studies is seeking interdisciplinary original submissions for its #63 issue to be published in May 2025. The International Journal of Canadian Studies is a long-running interdisciplinary journal dedicated to examining Canada from …
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ICCS will hold its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 14 June 2024 at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, York University in Toronto. The meeting is the first activity in a full day of events for delegates that also includes a luncheon hosted by the Robarts Centre, the Robarts Keynote at the ICCS, and the …
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The ICCS is pleased to announce the awardees of the Pierre Savard Award, the Brian Long Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies, the Best International Thesis in Canadian Studies Award and the Graduate Student Scholarships. Congratulations to all. Brian Long Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies Award (best thesis)Claire Thomson, University of Alberta, CanadaCanadian Studies …
The ICCS is pleased to announce that Professor Colin Coates is the recipient of the 2024 Governor General’s International Award in Canadian Studies. Professor Coates teaches Canadian Studies and History at Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Ontario. As the founding President of the Canadian Studies Network, a former Director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian …
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Upon invitation by the head of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Senator Dr. Peter Boehm, ICCS President Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf (U Bremen, Germany), former ICCS President Prof. Dr. Munroe Eagles (U Buffalo, USA), and leader of Advancing Canada Coalition Nik Nanos (nanos research) were speaking as witnesses on behalf of …
International Journal of Canadian Studies now available from the University of Toronto Press HTTPS://WWW.UTPJOURNALS.PRESS/LOI/IJCS The University of Toronto Press is pleased to announce the addition of International Journal of Canadian Studies to the UTP publishing program, joining a group of distinguished learned journals. International Journal of Canadian Studies is a bilingual, multidisciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal publishing the latest …
York University’s Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies will be leading a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant project titled, “(Re)Searching for Canadian Studies.” Over the next three years, the University, including Glendon Campus, will work in close partnership with the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), the Art Canada Institute (ACI), …
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